Riz aux champignons

Basmati rice 2 cups
Mushrooms chopped 200 gms
Onion medium sized thinly sliced 1
Tomato medium sized chopped 1
Turmeric powder1/4 tsp
Red Chilli powder 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder 1/2 tsp ( optional)
Bay leaves 1-2
Cloves 2-3
Cinnamon stick 1/2′’ piece
Olive oil 3 -4 tsps
Salt to taste
Cilantro for garnish
For spice paste-
Garlic 3 cloves
Ginger 1/2′’ piece
Green chilli 2
Clove 1
Cinnamon a tiny bit
Method:
Wash and soak rice in some water for 10 minutes. Grind the ingredients under spice paste with little water. In a pan heat oil add bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves . After a few seconds add the ground paste and saute for a minute and then add the chopped onion till golden brown. Then add tomatoes and mushrooms and saute for few minutes, add the spice powder and salt and saute again for 2- 3 minutes. Then drain the water from the soaked rice and add this to the mushroom curry and fry for 2 -3 minutes. Check for salt and chilli powder, if u need it be more hot add extra chilli powder. Pour it to a rice cooker or pressure cooker, add the required water ( i added 3 1/2 cups of water ) and cook. Garnish with cilantro. Serve hot with onion raita and potato chips or anything of your choice.